A few hours later we passed through Urbenville, then took some roughly graded tracks through Yabbra state forest until we arrived at our destination, Battery Hill. We started up some of the easier climbs while the rest dried out, and after some difficulty route finding we managed to get in a decent day of sharp, crimpy, balancy climbing.
Calling it a day while we still had light we drove to a nearby camp site in the late afternoon, set up our tents, then climbed down to the adjacent waterfalls and washed away the day’s sweat and grime.
Feeling exceptionally refreshed (but hungry) we dried off and took a short drive to the local pub for a schooner of beer (or two) and a piping hot pizza for dinner. Then back to camp where we collapsed in our tents to fall asleep to the thunderous cacophony of cicadas.
I awoke early to a glorious Sunday morning, I brewed a fresh pot of coffee while the others stirred. After a quick breakfast we made our way back to Battery Hill to tackle a few more sections. We started up some more climbs as the hot sun beat down, and managed to tick off some really fun routes before we had to head back. The allure of the water was too strong, so after packing up we once again swam and relaxed under the amazing Tooloom Falls.
Begrudgingly we returned home to Brisbane, exhausted but elated to have such an amazing weekend away. It was great to get out of Queensland, climb a new area, and see so much wildlife (birds, snakes, spiders, lizards) driving through the country roads. It couldn’t have turned out any better.
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